Colm O Dea goals are decisive in win for Kilshannig

0-06 to 2-10 26th February 2017 Vs. Kilshannig

On very testing underfoot conditions in Killavullen on Sunday (26th Feb), Killavullen and Kilshannig played out an entertaining game of football, with the victory going to the visitors on a final score of 2-10 to 0-06.

The game was played between squalls of showers and the wind was a decisive factor when it blew as well.

Kilshannig had a real player of top quality in Colm O Dea at full forward and he score their two decisive goals but our full back Geroid Sheehan had a very good game on him overall.

Kilshannig scored in the 1st, 5th, 7th , 9th and 10th minutes when the wind was really whipping up, before we got a fine score of our own, from Eoghan Buckley in the 10th minute. Our opponents scored again before Patrick Angland got a point of real class to keep us in the game.

O Dea got his initial goal in the 22nd minute after using his considerable frame to bustle in along the end line, but we responded well, with a nice point from an acute angle, from our renaissance player this year, James Magner.

Kilshannig kicked over some good points of their own, before Jack Creedon scored two delightful scores, the 2nd was very good, as he was off balance, and he utilised his weaker left leg.

However on the stroke of half time, Kilshannig made a burst for victory with another goal, from O Dea, who this time was at the end of a good flowing move.

Half time score was 2-06 to 0-05.

The referee kept the interval at half time to a minimum as we had a good spell of weather now, and the wind had eased considerably. The 2nd period of the match was a much tighter affair and the combination of the underfoot conditions and long grass made for a game dominated by the defences. Our defence was resolute in keeping Kilshannig to only 4 points in that period, but crucially, we could never get in for a goal, and only scored a point, from Seamus Fox in that period.

Good displays from Jack Creedon, Lucas Sheehan, and Ian Roche in the game will have brought these players into the plans of the Junior A management team, so positives to be gained, even in a defeat.